1. 表示“与……不同”，其后一般接介词 from, 有时也用 to（英）或 than（美），但均不及用 from 普遍。如：
City life is very different from [to, than] country life. 城市生活与农村生活很不相同。
Their tastes are different from [to, than] mine. 他们的爱好与我的不同。
顺便说一句，副词 differently 的情形也是一样。如：
He thinks differently from [to, than] you. 他的想法与你的不同。
2. 副词 much 通常不修饰形容词原级，但 different 是个例外，它可受 much 的修饰。如：
He is much different from you. 他与你大不相同。
其他修饰 different 的常见副词如下例：
He is very different from me. 他与我很不相同。
单词：different的近义词、反义词、形近词辨析
same/similar/seminar/like/alike/different/distinction/distinguish/some/sale/save
记忆：
1. same [ seim ] adj. 同一的, 相同的 注意：the same … as 与……一样 The twins look the same, but there do exist some differences. 双胞胎看起来一样，但确实存在有一些不同之处。
2. similar [ 5similE ] adj. 相似的, 类似的 Your answer is similar to mine. 你的回答与我的相似。
3. seminar [ 5seminB:] n. 研究会 Most of the courses are seminar courses 多数课程是讨论式的课程。
4. like [ laik ] prep. 象, 如同 Like the father, like the son. 有其父必有其子。
5. alike [ E5laik ] adj. 相同的, 相似的（后置定语） adv. 以同样的方式, 类似于 The twins are as alike as two peas in a pod. 这对双胞胎长得象一个豆荚里的两颗豆子。
6. different [ 5difrEnt] adj. 不同的 Their customs are quite different from ours. 他们的风俗与我们的相当不同。
7. distinct [ dis5tiNkt ] Readily distinguishable from all others adj. 清楚的, 明显的, 截然不同的, 独特的 My brother is a man of very distinct character. 我的弟弟性格截然不同。
8. distinction [ dis5tiNkFEn ] n. 区别, 差别 Have you noticed the distinction between them?你注意到了他们之间的差别了吗？
9. distinguish [ dis5tiN^wiF ] v. 区别, 辨别 Children should be brought up to distinguish between right and wrong. 应该教育孩子辨别是非。
10. some [ sQm, sEm, sm ] 一些 Would you like some more tea?你还要来点茶吗？
11. sale [ seil ] n. 销售 Peaches are on sale these days. 这些日子桃子正在上市。
12. save [ seiv ] vt. 救，节省 It’s virtue to save some money for the future. 为将来存钱是种美德。
13. safe [ seif ] adj. 安全的 We are glad that he has returned safe and sound. 我们很高兴他平安地回来了。
另类阅读：
Though I don’t have the same idea as yours, mine is quite similar to yours. We’d better save some money from the sale of the different goods for future development.
与单词：different 相关的例句或者名人名言
You will learn about different elements in chemistry.
在化学课上，你会学到关于不同元素的知识。
These days we get our information from all kinds of different media.
如今我们从各种不同的媒体获取信息。
There are different kinds of climates in China.
中国的气候类型多种多样。
These flags represent different nations.
这些国旗代表着不同的国家。
but in different countries.
但在不同的国家。
※The brotherly spirit of science , which unites into one family all its votaries of whatever grade ,and however widely dispersed throughout the different quarters of the globe.——Franklin Rosevelt, American president 科学的博爱精神把分散在世界各地、各种热心科学的人联结成一个大家庭。美国总统 罗斯。.F.
※For me the different religions are beautiful flowers from the same garden, or they are branches of the same majestic tree. Therefore they are equally true, though being received and interpreted through human instruments equally imperfect.——Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Indian statesman 在我看来，各种宗教都是出自同一座花园的美丽花朵，或者可以说都是同一颗大树的分枝。所以，各种宗教都同样真实，虽然人们凭借着同等不完善的工具为接受并且阐释它们。印度政治家 甘地.M.K.
※Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects. 所有的人都是无知的,只是对不同的题材无知而已.
